IODP JOI Alliance FY04 Quarterly Report 2
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20 May 2004 1 January–31 March 2004 Quarterly Report 2 Contract No. NSF OCE-0352500 Submitted by the JOI Alliance to The National Science Foundation TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................3 EXPEDITION OPERATIONS.......................................................................................................3 IODP-USIO Expedition Schedule .....................................................................................3 Expedition Planning and Implementation Activities ...........................................................3 PHASE 1 MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................5 Plans for Mobilization.......................................................................................................5 Status of Equipment.........................................................................................................5 Insurance and Indemnification..........................................................................................6 Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Procedures.........................................................6 Environmental Assessment..............................................................................................6 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT................................................................................................7 Projects and Other Activities ............................................................................................7 Analytical Tool Development............................................................................................8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY..................................................................................................8 Ship-to-Shore Communication Strategy ...........................................................................8 REPORTS/PUBLICATIONS ........................................................................................................8 IODP-USIO Program Plan for IODP-MI and NSF .............................................................8 USIO-IODP Policy Manual ...............................................................................................8 EDUCATION/OUTREACH ..........................................................................................................8 Education ........................................................................................................................8 Web.................................................................................................................................9 Public Affairs ...................................................................................................................9 IODP-USIO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES..........................................................................................10 Interactions with IODP-MI and IODP Implementing Organizations ..................................10 APPENDIX A: CONTRACTUAL ACTIVITIES.............................................................................11 APPENDIX B: FINANCE REPORT............................................................................................12 APPENDIX C: PERSONNEL STATUS ......................................................................................12 APPENDIX D: CONFERENCE AND MEETING SCHEDULE .....................................................13 APPENDIX E: TRAVEL .............................................................................................................13 APPENDIX F: DATA REQUESTS .............................................................................................14 APPENDIX G: SAMPLE REQUESTS ........................................................................................14 APPENDIX H: PUBLIC AFFAIRS ..............................................................................................14 APPENDIX I: PUBLICATIONS ..................................................................................................14 APPENDIX J: WEB ...................................................................................................................14 APPENDIX K: CORE REPOSITORY CONSOLIDATION ...........................................................16 APPENDIX L: MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION (MREFC) ACCOUNT SCIENTIFIC OCEAN DRILLING VESSEL (SODV) PROJECT..................16 APPENDIX M: IODP-USIO QUARTERLY REPORT DISTRIBUTION LIST.................................20 2 INTRODUCTION The organization of this quarterly report reflects activities and deliverables that are outlined in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program U.S. Implementing Organization (IODP-USIO) Program Plan as implemented by the JOI Alliance during the second quarter of FY04. EXPEDITION OPERATIONS IODP-USIO EXPEDITION SCHEDULE Expedition Port (Origin) Dates1,2 Total Days Days at Sea Co-Chief Alliance (Port/Sea) (Transit/Ops3) Scientists Contacts Transit Pusan 14–21 June 2004 20 (2/18) 18/0 N/A TBN 1 Juan de Fuca Astoria 21 June–29 August 69 (6/63) 11/52 TBN A. Klaus Transit Acapulco 29 August–13 15 (1/14) 14/0 N/A TBN September 2 North Atlantic 1 Bermuda 13 September–30 47 (2/45) 14/31 TBN M. Malone October 3 Core 1 Ponta 30 October–18 49 (4/45) 8/37 TBN J. Miller Delgada December 4 Core 2 Ponta 18 December ‘04–10 54 (5/49) 8/41 TBN J. Miller Delgada February 2005 5 North Atlantic 2 Ponta 10 February–5 April 54 (5/49) 15/34 TBN P. Blum Delgada Transit Reykjavik 5 April–23 April 18 (3/15) 15/0 N/A TBN Demobilization Galveston5 23 April–15 May 22 (22/0) 0/0 N/A TBN Notes: 1 Ship is scheduled to arrive 0600 hr on first day of port call. 2 Initial cruise date reflects first day of port call; ship sails when ready. 3 Ops = Operations (includes both on-site and between-site times). 4 Actual start date needs to be finalized. 5 Demobilization port needs to be finalized. The operational schedule was completed following Science Planning Committee (SPC) and Operations Committee (OPCOM) discussion in September 2003 and reflects the situation as of 30 October 2003. The IODP-USIO operational schedule will be updated following the IODP-MI OPCOM meeting in April 2004. EXPEDITION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES The principal expedition planning activities during the reporting period were the Pollution Prevention and Safety Panel (PPSP) review of the sites proposed for IODP-USIO Expeditions 1 through 5 and the development of operations requirements and related costs for incorporation into the FY05 Program Plan and to improve estimates of costs budgeted in the FY04 Program Plan. IODP-USIO EXPEDITION1 1 (PROPOSAL 545): JUAN DE FUCA Expedition Planning: Operations requirements and related costs for IODP-USIO Expedition 1 continued to be refined as the scientific plans for these expeditions developed. IODP-USIO Expedition 1 in particular is proving operationally challenging because of the complex 1 Expedition nomenclature will be adjusted in the future to reflect naming protocols to be established by IODP-MI. 3 requirements of planned Cork installation, which will include expanded microbiological specifications. Precruise Meeting: The precruise meeting for IODP-USIO Expedition 1 was held 26–27 March 2004 in College Station. The prospectus for Expedition 1 was completed, but distribution was deferred pending an official IODP-MI decision on the expedition naming/numbering convention for IODP. Expedition Staffing: Science staffing for IODP-USIO Expedition 1 was completed. Three technical support berths remained to be filled. T. Sugihara, the new Center for Deep Earth Exploration (CDEX) Laboratory Officer, was invited to sail on IODP-USIO Expedition 1 as a member of the technical support group. T. Tsuji (Ocean Research Institute) was invited to sail as a logging trainee. He will receive shore-based training at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in April 2004. Technology: The initial proposal for IODP-USIO Expedition 1 was to install three multilevel long-term subseafloor observatories in the western flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge. The primary hole was to have four instrumented zones hydraulically isolated for chemistry, microbiology, and hydrogeology experiments. The operations plan was changed to split the primary, deep installation into two less complex installations. Savings in cementing operations offset the additional expense for the extra Cork II. However, the cost for the expedition exceeds the Project A estimate and what was budgeted for this expedition in the FY04 Program Plan. The extra expense is primarily due to the microbiology requirement for special sampling tubes made of titanium and a hose of high-purity polymer. An enhanced resistivity tool, the Q-AIT, will be available for a one-time no-cost use during IODP-USIO Expedition 1. If the deployment is successful, this tool may replace the current resistivity tool, the DIT-E, in the future. All hardware is on order, with the longest lead delivery date set for 15 May 2004. IODP-USIO EXPEDITIONS 2 AND 5 (PROPOSALS 572 AND 543): NORTH ATLANTIC 1 AND NORTH ATLANTIC 2 Expedition Planning: Operations requirements and related costs for IODP-USIO Expeditions 2 and 5 continued to be refined as the scientific plans for these expeditions developed. JOI Alliance personnel continued discussions about the downhole logging